Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners Acquire Smartsheet

Vista Equity Partners Acquires EngageSmart for $4 Billion

January 28, 2024

Software

An affiliate of Vista Equity Partners completed a take-private acquisition of EngageSmart for $23.00 per share in cash, valuing the company at about $4.0 billion. EngageSmart's common stock ceased trading after stockholders approved the transaction; sellers included existing investors such as General Atlantic and Summit Partners.

Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners Acquire Ellucian

September 15, 2021

Software

Private equity funds managed by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners have completed the acquisition of Ellucian from TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners. The long-term investment will support Ellucian's cloud and SaaS expansion, accelerate digital transformation capabilities for higher education customers, and fund international growth.

Vista Equity Partners Acquires Avalara

October 19, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Vista Equity Partners completed a $93.50-per-share cash acquisition of Avalara, Inc., a cloud-based tax compliance software provider, in an all-cash buyout. The transaction takes Avalara private and will enable the company to accelerate product innovation and global expansion with Vista's software-focused operating expertise.

Vista Equity Partners Takes Majority Stake in Pipedrive

November 12, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Pipedrive, a sales CRM platform, announced a majority investment from Vista Equity Partners. Existing investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Atomico, DTCP and Rembrandt Venture Partners will remain as minority holders while Vista will support Pipedrive's product development and international growth.

Thoma Bravo Acquires SailPoint for $6.9 Billion

August 16, 2022

Cybersecurity

Thoma Bravo completed an all-cash acquisition of SailPoint Technologies for approximately $6.9 billion, taking the identity-security software company private. The deal, providing SailPoint stockholders $65.25 per share, gives SailPoint access to Thoma Bravo’s operational resources and capital to accelerate product innovation and expand its global customer base.

Blackstone Acquires Cvent with ADIA Minority Stake and Vista Participation

June 15, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Blackstone, through an affiliate of its private equity funds, completed a cash acquisition of Cvent Holding Corp. for $8.50 per share, implying an enterprise value of about $4.6 billion. The deal includes a significant minority investment from a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and participation from existing stockholder Vista Equity Partners; Cvent will be delisted from Nasdaq.